Just days after NBC pulled “Community” from its midseason schedule, ABC did the same thing to “Cougar Town,” “Community’s” six seasons and a movie spiritual counterpart. ABC has already bumped “Cougar Town” from a fall launch to midseason, so to push it even further back in order to air dreck like “Last Man Standing” and cross-dressing sitcom “Work It” is like… well, it’s like bumping “Community” from the schedule but keeping “Whitney.” According to Deadline, ”Cougar Town’s” season order has been reduced from 22 episodes to 15, and it will reportedly debut in March after “Work It” completes its run.
Another victim in ABC’s puzzling dedication to “men have the mental dexterity of infants”-themed comedies: “Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23,” starring Krysten Ritter as the bitch and James Van Der Beek as an exaggerated version of himself. It’s smart and edgy, and it was by far and away the funniest pilot of the year, unless you count the ill-fated “Wonder Woman” as a comedy. But hey, at least we got the full 13-episode order of “Man Up.” Thanks, ABC.
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Man, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for Abed.
The best thing about this is whenever Community is back on the air again, they can have Abed talk about how ABC screwed over one of their best sitcoms in order to please the retarded masses…
Has there ever been a picture of Busy Phillipps that didn’t make her look like a transsexual?
Netflix needs to up the ante on their commitment to winning back white people on the internet. Getting Arrested Development is a start, now if they get Community and Cougar Town they can really stick it to all those people who bitched about the price hike.
Oh. So….Cougar Town was still on.
I think that should be the title of this article, actually.
Why are tv execs so goddamn stupid?
or should I say why is America so goddamne stupid?
We simple Ameri-folk dont make the big decisions about the TV set, that’s all on them fancy NBC men in suits.
this sucks, Cougartown is really hilarious and at time heart warming, not as much as scrubs but still good!
‘”Cougar Town’s” season order has been reduced from 22 episodes to 15, and it will reportedly debut in March after “Work It” completes its run.’
I guess the silver lining here is that, if there is a God in heaven, Work It’s ‘run’ will end after 2 agonizing episodes and Cougar Town could be back sooner.
ABC will Ru Paul the day they bumped Cougar Town for Work It.
Wait, so Don’t Trust the Bitch got axed? My buddy (not James Van Der Beek) was going to be on that show! Fuck you, ABC!
I’m no prude, but is there really a comedy that is going to have “bitch” in the title of the show? Marge Simpson was right, FOX will become a hardcore porn channel so gradually, no one will notice.
What Zack said. Are you telling us that Apt. 23 got shitcanned, Matt? Or just delayed or something?
No word on ‘Bitch” yet. It’s not on ABC’s schedule, which means that we still might see it — or not.
I have tried watching Cougar Town because I love Courtney Cox and the chick from Drew Carey……
…BUT…it SUCKED……
What is unbelievable is that “Up All Night” still lives…..
Also…..I’ve got 5 DVRed Suburgatories that I may try to watch……but the episode called “Pilot” was a bit stupid…..
….except for Cheryl Hines…
“or should I say why is America so goddamne stupid?” I think the spelling error inadvertently proved his point. Unless he meant to make the spelling error, in which case that would–*BRAHHHMMMM*
My Buddy was going to be on a TV show? Jesus, that doll was creepy. Like Chucky’s mentally deficient brother: [www.youtube.com].
I agree with the Sports Machine, if Fox is going to have “bitch” in the title of the show, ABC should rename “Cougar Town” “Young Cocks in Old Cox” when it makes its return.
I couldn’t get past staring at Courtney Cox’s breasts.